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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) headstock
the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.

Etymology: (1725–35)

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1. (noun) headstock
the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)

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1. (noun) headstock
a part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine

2. (noun) headstock
the part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock

3. (noun) headstock
the part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc

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